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Friday, January 16, 2009

today's project

more stippling!

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one of my local quilt shops is having a cold weather sale. (quite appropriate, considering it was -22 F yesterday morning.) all fabrics on the bolt were 45% off yesterday. i went, walked around the store about 8 times and walked out with NOTHING! can you believe it?

84 comments:

Kathy B.
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I admire you control. I'm not sure I could have done that! The quilt is beautiful! Thanks to you - I have been inspired to finish 2 quilts since Christmas. One of them I even did meander quilting! Thanks for the inspiration!

oh. i really like this quilt... thanks to your inspiration, i just bought a whole bolt of WHITE with a 50% off coupon at JoAnn's. it's a bit intimidating to look at, but i'm determinded to make lots of scrappy quilts this year. thanks for the great ideas!

your quilt is looking so lovely! i love this type of coin quilt. i just finished mine and just posted it on my new blog! :) but it won't be in my house for long since it is for my sister in laws shower! i never knew it would be so hard to give something that i've spent so much time on and gotten kind of attached to. how do you do it??? though, i'm excited for it to be used in their nursrey! :)

Don't you just love stippling? I find it really relaxing and my new machine practically does it all.I have a quilt similar to your pattern, however yours looks sooooooooo much nicer.Yes, what do we do on cold cold days such as we've had. Visit friends on blogs and admire their resilience not to buy for the sake of buying.

wow! your good!~ ;-) I don't know if I could have done that. How do you like that juki? IS it the industrial TL98QE? I was thinking of getting one, as i brought my machine BACK again for repairs yesterday...I gave one a test run. love that speed!

The cold is getting kind of old isn't it? Love this quilt you're working on. I've been thinking I need to do something like this - kind of a one of everything from the stash quilt. Do you worry about using white with little ones around? (No one but me is allowed to touch the quilt from you! I'm a quilt snob!!)

You are a rock! I can't believe you went out in -22 and still didn't buy anything. I'm sure I would have had to buy something to wrap my feet in for the ride home -- oh, no, wait, I'm still on a fabric-buying moratorium. I love the quilt you're stippling -- looks like the Fruit Stripes one. Can't wait to see it finished.

I really love a stippled quilt! Your's is just beautiful! I am just returning to quilting after 20 years and am thrilled to find blogs like yours. I can't wait to try stippling. I think I will piece a totebag this weekend so that I can try stippling. I read or heard somewhere to put waltz music on when stippling - it's supposed to give your rhythym! lol

I hate it when a favorite shop is having a fantastic sale and I just can't find anything I want. Better for your stash-busting, though.Can't think of a better way to keep warm than snuggling under one of your lovely quilts. Happy stippling!

Well I can't believe that!! But I can believe that you are still stippling - and how lovely is that quilt. It may be the answer to my quest for a quilt style for a girlfriend. It's so fresh and pretty looking.

The quilt is beautiful!I am not quite sure whether "Congratulations" or "I am sorry" is more appropriate...maybe you reached the point when you get only what you really need at the moment.I walked in a shop yesterday with a big list and bought only 3-4m /less than 4'/. I was surprised but I am happy with it.

You are something else woman!I have a lap size quilt top almost completed and will attempt my first try and machine quilting(stippling)..I'm just going to go with it and try not to pressure myself as it's going to be for us anyways. Pray for me!! lol

I LOVE that quilt! No fabric looks more dramatic than coupled with either black or white! It's real eye-candy!

I went to a quilt shop in Woodstock NY yesterday. No sale. I still walked out of there with over $115-bucks of fabric and patterns (for the most beautiful and energetic BOM quilt kit I've seen in a long time). I'll probably never start the darn thing -- I KNOW you know what I'm talking about!) -- but I had to have it.

I had kind of a disappointing trip to my LQS yesterday. I needed 4 primary solids and they only had 2 of the colors I wanted. I'm a long time reader, 1st time commenter. You are such an inspiration! Love your work!

My Goodness! How many miles do you have on that sewing machine? You are the MOST amazing, MOST INSPIRING blogger that I know of! When I see all you accomplish, I have NO excuses. That is what keeps me going. Bless your heart.~a

hello again,i had a quick question for you. What is the best way to do sashing. I did it for the first time, and i feel like my squares did not line up perfectly.I made the long strips, using my blocks and 6" x 12' rectangles, then i sewed my long white sashing to my long strips. maybe it just takes a few times? i will check in the comments so you don't have to email me back.thanks!

Are you stippling using just a regular sewing machine? It's not a long arm? I have been scared to try it because I only have a regular sewing machine and I was afraid I wouldn't have enough room to move the quilt around.

Your blog is my guilty pleasure! I can't imagine ever quilting this well... but can live vicariously thru your pictures! I've awarded you a Fabulous Blog award... you can check my blog for the details! :)

i like to measure the width of my quilt, and then cut the long sashing pieces to fit. then pin, pin, pin and pin some more. otherwise it will not line up at the ends. let me know if you have any other questions.